By car

Car hire is available in the arrivals hall of Minsk National Airport, which is approximately 30 kilometres outside the city centre. 

A taxi journey into the city centre costs around €25 (£22/$28). 

Belarus can be travelled to by car from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

There are numerous Belarus border crossings and a large road network running across the country.

An international licence is needed to drive in Belarus.

Traffic runs on the right side of the road and the motorway speed limit is 110 kilometres per hour.

Road signs are written in Cyrillic script, although those at major junctions are also written in Latin alphabet.

Not many foreign travel insurance policies are accepted in Belarus.

Insurance can be bought at the border with charges starting at €5 (£4.40/$5.70) for 15 days.

Since August 1, 2013, Belarus has had an electronic toll collection system, known as BelToll, for the passage along motorways.

By train

Belarus has excellent international rail links. 

A train can be taken to Minsk from almost every major city in Europe and the CIS.

The capital city's new central railway station is one of the biggest in Europe. 

It is open 24 hours a day and offers a wide range of facilities, including restaurants, bars, shops, a pharmacy, lockers and a games room.

By plane

Most travellers to Belarus arrive by plane. 

Minsk National Airport has a lot of facilities including banks, restaurants and shops.

The national airline of Belarus is Belavia.

It operates daily flights to many destinations in Europe and around the world, including Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Astana, Barcelona, Berlin, Kyiv, London, Moscow, Paris, Riga, Rome, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Warsaw etc.

Among the major airlines that fly to Minsk are Russia's Aeroflot, Germany's Lufthansa, Аustrian Airlines, Polish Airlines, Latvia's airBaltic, the United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways and, since May 2015, Air China.